House car end wall lining



Jan. 12, 1943. J. PURQU. 2,308,025

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HOUSE CAR END AWALL LINING I 1, @512% 15 1'? il Patented Jan. 12, 1943.UNITED STATES PATENT voi-:rfl'ci:'

y 2,308,025 HOUSE CAR END WALL LINING John Purcell, Topeka, KansApplication November 28, 1941, Serial No. 420,774

7 Claims.

`My invention contemplates an end wall lining for railroad box or housecars which preferably consists of separately formed sections which arehingedly mounted so as to permit the lining sections to be swung againstthe car side walls and thus permit removal of accumulated grain, dirt,or other moisture retaining matter.

Railroad box cars, automobile loading cars, or other commonly knownhouse cars at present in use, are usually provided with permanentlysecured side and end linings in addition to the outside side sheathingand wood or steel ends. The railroads have encountered considerabledifliculty and expense with cars of the character mentioned because ftheiaccumulation of dust, dirt, grains and other moisture retainingmatter between the outside steel end walls and the inside stationary orpermanently secured lining which, in a comparatively short period oftime, results in deterioration of the end lining, particularly adjacentthe bottom thereof, necessitating irequent renewal of the lining andentailing considerable expense and loss of` car service.

My invention is designed to eliminate the difculty and expense mentionedby providing an end lining, preferably made in sections, which may beswung inwardly toward the car sides to provide complete access to thespace between the end lining and the car outer wall and thus ,permit theaccumulated matter to be brushed or blown out with compressed air andpermit evaporation 'or drying out of moisture; the inventioncontemplating an end lining which will not interfere with the car ladingor its proper loading and which is adapted to resist impacts to which itmay be subjected during car transportation.

The objects and advantages of my invention will all readily becomprehended from the following detailed description of the accompanyingdrawings wherein:

Figure l is a sectional elevation of one end of a box car illustratingmy improved sectional lining swung inwardly against the car sides.

Figure 2 is a similar view showing my improved end wall lining in normalor closed position.

Figure 3 is a detail sectional view taken on the line 3-3 of Figure 2,looking in thedirection of the arrows. f

Figure 4 is a cross sectional view taken on the line 4--4 of Figure 2,looking downwardly.

Figure 5 is a vertical sectional view taken along the line 5-5 of Figure2 viewed in the -direction of the arrows.

Figure 6 is a detail sectional 6--6 of Figure 2.

view on the line viewl taken on the line the Figure '7 is a sectional1-1 of Figure 3, looking inthe direction vof arrows.

In the particular exemplification of the invention the car is shownprovided witha corrugated sheet metal end wall IIl, which may becomposed of separate sheets riveted. or otherwise secured together, andthe corrugations arranged transversely of the car as shown-in Flguresland 5, with the major corrugations extending thefull width of the carand minor corrugations arranged intermediate the ytapering yendsofadjacent major corrugations. In-cars as heretofore constructed,permanent end framing and end lin.- ing was employed, with the-liningvspaced from the metal end wall I0, leaving pockets or spacing in whichdust, grain, kor other moisture retaining material accumulated andcaused deterioration of the car end wall and yllriillgfespecially at thebottom thereof. As a result, frequenti-enewal of the end lining wasnecessaryw It isthis serious difficulty and consequent expense that myinvention is designed to overcome; the preferred form Aof my improvedendlining involving two hinged sections II and I2,extending :from

kadjacent the lceiling or roof of the carto thecar floorv andsubstantially similar in construction.

Each lining consists `of asuitable number of .horizontally disposedfurring strips I3, extendingthe full width of the sectionlwlth thelining secured thereto; thelining preferablyy consisting oftongue-and-.grooved-boards I4, as ,shown in Figure 4'. The furringstrips I3 preferably are prearranged so as tovextend into the majorcorrugations or valleys of thermetallic end wall Ill, as shown in Figure.5; the furring strips tapering toward the hinged sides of the liningsections, see Figures l and 4, to correspond somewhat with the taper ofthe valleys or corrugations of the outside end wall. AIn `order toaflord .suflicient backing or resistance adjacent the hinged .side ofthe lining section, I prefer to provide each section with a number ofshort furring strips vor cleats I-5 which taper in a direction oppositevto the taper of the furring strips I3 in order to match the minorcorrugations or valleys IIi which are of greatest depth adjacent thesides of the outer metal end wal/l IU, as can more clearly be seen inFigure 1. v

The end wall is providedwith filler orfurring strips Il arrangedtransverselyin someof .the major corrugations or valleys and secured tothe outer metal end wall I0; the strips all being arranged to terminateshort of lthe car sides to vpermit the end wall sections II and I2 toswing into complete open position as shown in Figure 1; the top stripIIa being flanged along its upper longitudinal edge to overlap the upperends of the movable end wall sections I I and I2; while the car flooradjacent the metal end wall IIJ is provided with a bevel strip IIb whichis provided with a heavy coat of'car cement to provide a tight joint;the inner side of the bevel strip being notched to clear the car endsill as shown in Figure 5.

Before applying the lining boards I4 to the furring strips I3 and I5, Iprovide the end wall with a suitable number of hinges, as for examplethree hinges for each end Wall section, with the butt I8 of each hingeriveted or otherwise rigidly secured to the steel end wall III and thestrap I9 of each hinge secured to an end wall section by bolting thesameintermediate each furring strip I3 and the lining boards I4, asshown in Figure 3; the furring strips at the forward sides preferablybeing grooved or recessed to receive the hinge straps (see Figure 7) andbored to receive fastening bolts and 2|; the heads of bolts 20 beingarranged ush with the outer face of the hinge strap and the rear sidesof thefurring strips I3 counterbored to receive the ends of the boltsand their nuts; while the bolts 2I preferably adjacent the hinge-pins,are longer so as also to .extend through the lining boards I4, seeFigure 3.

The lining .boards I4, at the hinged sides of the sections II, I2, arebeveled as shown at I 4a, see Figure 3to permit the hinged sections toswing to complete open position while at the same time maintaining snugrelation with car side wall lining when the sections arein completeclosed position.

Each wall section II, I2, adjacent the bottom, also is provided with afurring strip 22, shown beveled along-the `upper longitudinal edge tocorrespond with the contiguous corrugation in the outer end wall IIJ,see Figure 5.

The outer or adjacent ends of the furring strips I3 and the outer endlining boards I4 are kerfed as shown at 23, in Figure 4, to permit thetwo wall sections II, I2 to overlap and effect a comparatively tightrelation; andthe wall lsec tions are held in closed position by suitablebolts 24, preferably round headed, which extend through the metal endwall and are welded in place with their threaded ends disposed to thecar interior and adapted to extend through counterbor'ed bolt-holes 25arranged in the lining sections, preferably at points coincident withthe furring strips I3, and the ends `provided with suitable nutsarranged in the counterbore of the holes so as to be substantially flushwith the inner surface of the end lining. The lining sections are heldin normal position by screwing up the nuts on bolts 24; at which timethe furring strips I3 and I5 will be in contact with the bottoms of thecorrugations or valleys in the metal end wall IIJ and together with thefurring strips l secured tothe metal end wall III will afford aaccumulated grain. and dirt to be removed and dampness to dry out,thereby eliminating the expense of renewing the end lining or partsthereof, as however, has heretofore been the case.

House cars frequently are employed for bulk shipments of a more or lesscorrosive nature, such as salt, soda, ash, sulphur, etc. In the handlingand shipment of such commodities, a portion thereof frequently filteredthrough the conventional end lining, becoming lodged in the corrugationslof the steel en ds rearward of the conventional immovable lining whereit was inaccessible and could not be detected. As a result, corrosion ofthe steel end very shortly set in which soon caused extensivedeterioration of the steel at the car ends and necessitated expensiverepair and loss of car service. Furthermore, where portions of certaincommodities were a1- lowed to remain pocketed between the end wall andthe end lining, they constituted incubators for various types of insectlife, including weevils, which resulted in damage to food stuffs andformed a basis for filing claims against the carriers. Then too, therehave been instances where the conventional type of end lining wassufficiently loose or open and permitted the pocketing of` bulkcommodities to such an extent that the consignees, after checkingshortages at the time of unloading, filed claims for such shortages.

With my improved house car end wall lining the aforementioneddifliculties and expense are of description and not of limitation, asstructural modifications are possible and may be made without, however,departing from the spirit of my invention as defined in the appendedclaims.

What I claim is:

1. A railroad house car having an outside sheei metal end wall, aninside lining for the end wall hingedly secured to swing inwardly; and aplurality of members arranged in spaced relation on the opposing facesof the sheathing or lining -and on the metal end wall, certain of saidmembers being immovably secured to the metal end wall while the othermembers are secured to the lining and are movable therewith, saidmembers being adapted to provide support for the hinged lining.

2. A railroad house car end wall composed of outside end wall; a movableinner sectional inner wall hingedly secured to swing inwardly involvingsheathing or lining and a plurality of horizontally disposed furringstrips arranged on the opposing faces of the metal end wall and of thesheathing or lining, said strips being arranged in spaced relation andcoincident with the corrugations of the sheet metal with certain of thefurring strips immovably secured to the sheet metal while the otherfurring strips form a part of the hingedly secured inner lwall, andmeans for securing the inner wall in normal position.

3. A railroad house car end Wall composed of outside transverselycorrugated sheet metal and an inner wall, the inner wall being formed insections and each section hingedly secured to the sheet metal outerwall, each section involving horizontally disposed fulring strips towhich the lining boards are secured, said furring strips being arrangedin predetermined vertically spaced relation to seat in certaincorrugations of the sheet metal wall; other furring strips immovablysecured to said sheet metal wall so as to contact the lining boards atpoints intermediate the rst mentioned furring strips; and means Wherebythe inner wall sections are secured against movement.

4. In a railroad house car provided with an outside end wall; a movableinner sectional lining involving lining boards and spaced apart furringstrips secured on the end wall opposing face of the lining boards andadapted to eiect bearing relation with the outside end wall, theadjacent sides of the inner lining sections being rabbeted to provide anoverlapping juncture; hinge members secured to the outside end wall andto the lining sections whereby the latter may be swung inwardly towardthe car sides; and

-means whereby the sections may be locked against movement.

5. In a railroad house car provided with an outside sheet metal end wallprovided with transversely arranged corrugations and furring stripsarranged in certain of said corrugations and im'- movably secured inplace; an inner sectional lining involving furring strips arranged inpredetermined vertical spaced relation at points intermediate the firstmentioned furring strips so as to seat in certain corrugations of themetal end wall, the adjacent sides of the lining sections being formedto provide an overlapping ush juncture; hinge members secured to themetal end wall andto the lining sections coincident with their furringstrips, whereby the lining sections may be swung inwardly toward the carsides; and means immovably secured to the metal end wall andcontrollable from the car interior whereby the lining sections may besecured against movement.

6. In a railroad house car provided with a horizontally corrugated sheetmetal end-wall, the major corrugations extending from side to side ofthe end wall while the minor corrugations are arranged adjacent thesides of the end wall intermediate the ends of the major corrugations;an inner sectional lining hingedly secured to the metal end wall at oneside of each section whereby the sections may be swung inwardly towardthe car sides; horizontally disposed furring strips arranged in eachcorrugation, certain of the strips being immovably secured to the metalend wall while the other strips form a part of the sectional lining andare vertically spaced to seat in certain of the major corrugations andin the minor corrugations of the metal end wall; a sealing strip at thejuncture of the car floor and the metal end wall and beneath the liningsections; and fastening bolts immovably secured to the metal end walland disposed through the lining sections whereby the latter are securedagainst movement.

7. In a railroad house car provided with a horizontally corrugated sheetmetal end wall, the major corrugations extending from side to side ofthe end wall while the minor corrugations are arranged intermediate theends of the major corrugations; horizontally disposed furring stripsimmovably secured in certain of the major corrugations of the metal endwall; an inner sectional lining for the end wall involving verticallyspaced and horizontally disposed furring strips adapted to seat in theminor corrugations and in certain of the major corrugations; hingemembers secured to the metal end wall and to certain of the furringstrips of the lining sections whereby the latter may be swunghorizontally inward toward the car sides; and fastening means immovablysecured to the metal end wall whereby the sections are secured againstmovement.

JOHN PURCELL.

CERTIFICATE oF CORRECTION. Patent No.' 2,508,925. January 12, 19145.

'JOHN PURCELL.

It is herebyA certified that error appears in the printed specificationof the above numbered patent requiring correction as follows: Page 2,second column, line 58, claim 2, for "end wall; a movable innersectional read --transversely corrugated sheet metal, an; and that thesaid Letters Patent should be read with this correction therein that thesame may confonn to the record of the case in the Patent Office.

signed and sealed this 9th day of March, A. D. 19145.

Henry Van Arsdale, (Seal) Acting Commissioner of Patents.

